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Why aggrieved patients sue multiple defendants.

C D Davis

    The Hospital Medical Staff
    |February 11, 1978
    PubMed
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    Legal doctrine shifts increasingly target hospitals in malpractice suits due to their financial capacity. Defensive strategies by both hospitals and physicians escalate tensions between these healthcare entities.

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    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare Law
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Hospital Liability

    Background:

    • Evolving legal doctrines have altered the landscape of medical malpractice litigation.
    • Hospitals are increasingly targeted as defendants due to their financial solvency and ability to cover substantial damage awards.
    • This shift has created a dynamic where hospitals are often preferred over individual physicians in legal actions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the impact of changing legal doctrines on the role of hospitals in malpractice suits.
    • To examine the reasons behind hospitals becoming more attractive defendants.
    • To understand the consequences of defensive tactics on physician-hospital relationships.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of legal doctrines and case law concerning medical malpractice.

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  • Analysis of hospital liability trends in malpractice litigation.
  • Examination of defensive strategies employed by healthcare providers.

    • Main Results:

    • Hospitals have become more prominent defendants in malpractice cases.
    • The greater financial capacity of hospitals makes them a more appealing target for plaintiffs.
    • Defensive measures by both parties have heightened animosity between physicians and hospitals.

    Conclusions:

    • Changes in malpractice law have repositioned hospitals as primary defendants.
    • The financial attractiveness of hospitals as defendants is a significant factor in litigation trends.
    • Inter-professional tension has increased due to defensive practices aimed at loss mitigation.